Checkers July 31, 2006

This is a short story about a long life.
Almost 15 years ago, my wife, Jessica, and I settled in to watch Silence of the Lambs on television. As with most movies, when you have little kids, we had never seen it in the theater. Even if you’ve never seen this grisly tale about Hannibal Lechter, [...]

Safe and Optimistic in Butler July 31, 2006

Hello and thanks to everyone at Safety Village in Butler, Missouri. For many years, now, I have had the pleasure of visiting with the kids, staff and parents attending a summer camp with a twist: it’s a place young folks learn all about staying safe. It is also great to drive through such a wonderful [...]

Born To Be Mild July 28, 2006

Yesterday’s clouds, coolish temperatures and occasional raindrops were welcome by most folks but I did receive an e-mail from a viewer who had taken his motorcycle to work based on my forecast of a “slight” chance of rain. Now, in my own shaky defense, I will say that not everyone got rain and, for most [...]

Working For A Living July 27, 2006

This morning, on FirstNews, we had a story about how people feel about certain jobs. Not surprisingly, firefighters, nurses and teachers, came out on top in the “most-respected” category. Least respected: chubby, increasingly gray-headed weathermen who pretend to be writers by using the cyber-scribbling known as blogging. The survey got me thinking…no small achievement…about what [...]

Hairy Situations July 26, 2006

When I was first approached about writing this blog, after everyone else in the newsroom had indicated they had real work to do and just couldn’t, the idea was that I would let you know about upcoming events I was involved in or schools I had visited. For example, last week I was in Spring [...]